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dc.contributor.authorWebster, J
dc.contributor.authorDrew, JM
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-08T05:32:39Z
dc.date.available2021-11-08T05:32:39Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.issn1461-3557
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/1461355716681810
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/409941
dc.description.abstractAdvance fee fraud (AFF) involves an offender using deceit to obtain a financial gain from the victim. The victim believes that by forwarding a sum of money, there will be a future ‘pay-off’. The most commonly witnessed forms of AFF perpetrated via the Internet include classic ‘Nigerian’ or ‘419’ scams, investment fraud and romance fraud. Because of the largely transnational nature of AFF offending, where the victim and offender typically reside in different parts of the world, police are adapting their traditional and reactive approaches to more innovative strategies to combat this crime more effectively. This article utilises a qualitative, semi-structured interview design to explore the experiences of police detectives involved in the implementation of an early intervention model with victims of AFF. The study highlights the challenges involved in developing effective police strategies to proactively reduce the duration and severity of this type of financial victimisation.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageen
dc.publisherSAGE Publications
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom39
dc.relation.ispartofpageto53
dc.relation.ispartofissue1
dc.relation.ispartofjournalInternational Journal of Police Science and Management
dc.relation.ispartofvolume19
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCriminology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPolicy and administration
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4402
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4407
dc.titlePolicing advance fee fraud (AFF): Experiences of fraud detectives using a victim-focused approach
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dcterms.bibliographicCitationWebster, J; Drew, JM, Policing advance fee fraud (AFF): Experiences of fraud detectives using a victim-focused approach, International Journal of Police Science and Management, 2017, 19 (1), pp. 39-53
dc.date.updated2021-11-08T05:31:35Z
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorDrew, Jacqueline M.


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